Middletown Mayor: No Injuries Or Spill In North End Freight Train Derailment

Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew said there were no injuries in a Thursday morning train derailment in the North End.

The Providence & Worcester train derailed near the Johnson Street crossing in the area of the city recycling center and former landfill.

Drew said about eight cars tipped over, and there was no cargo spill. The train was not carrying any liquids or hazardous materials, he said.

“It could have been a lot worse,” Drew said.

The city police and fire departments were on the scene Thursday morning. The mayor said the state owns the rail line and leases it to the railroad company.

A train derailed in the same area several years ago, but that incident was more minor.

Drew said he did not know where the train was headed or whether it had any cargo in its closed cars.

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